Jeff Manion > Quotes

“Desperate prayers may be an indication of spiritual health rather than a sign of spiritual deficiency.”
― Jeff Manion, The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions

“A remarkable life is built by taking a thousand unremarkable steps.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“We applaud endurance at the finish line, but those middle miles of plugging along are fairly uneventful. Commitment isn't flashy, and long devotion often goes unnoticed.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“Big dreams must be anchored in small life-giving habits.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“We generally don't leave our mark by lunging from one stunning achievement to the next. Much of our forward motion isn't all that interesting when viewed from day to day. It's only through weighing collective sum of these repeated moments that such a life presses it's profound imprint on the lives of others.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“Perseverance is hard.It's easy to grow impatient, restless, and bored. While faithfulness is not a sexy virtue, it is one of the most crucial.”
― Jeff Manion

“The wilderness where faith can thrive is the very desert where it can dry up and die if we are not watchful.”
― Jeff Manion, The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions

“Our response to God while in the Land Between is what will determine whether our journey through this desert will result in deep, positive growth or spiritual decline.”
― Jeff Manion, The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions

“It is human nature to celebrate the astounding breakthrough rather than the repetitive, tedious work that leads to the breakthrough.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“The habits of the heart that we foster in this space—our responses and reactions—will determine whether the Land Between results in spiritual life or spiritual death. We choose.”
― Jeff Manion, The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions

“Passionate longevity- not merely hanging around for a long time, but genuinely bringing our best selves to people for a sustained stretch of time.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“Persistent faithfulness over an extended period of time has no substitute. When disappointed by painfully slow progress or what feels like no progress we're tempted to grow discouraged and quit.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“Ants have "little strength", but they get the job done through consistent forward progress.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“While it is possible for us to destroy our lives through a single, enormous blunder, what King Solomon describes here is a more subtle path to ruin. The mess is achieved through apathy. Not a single huge mistake, but slow and steady neglect. It’s like Ant Power in reverse. I want to pause for a moment and give a word of encouragement to those of you who are suffering the “sudden” effects of prolonged neglect. Often our gracious Lord is pleased to use a financial, emotional, or marital earthquake as a wake-up call. Don’t let your pain be wasted. Use this challenging, humbling experience to begin building your life in a new and different way. The pathway to a renewed life often passes through seasons of disorienting failure. Don’t lose hope. Today is a new day.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“Growth comes painfully. Every time you gain something, you lose something.”
― Jeff Manion

“The tragedy is not that we who occupy the middle class are rich when compared to the larger world but that we are rich and utterly unaware. We are rich and forget that we are rich. The scandal is not how much we have but how little we think we have, and thus, how much more we expect and demand. Our souls are in danger. In danger of the felony of ingratitude. In danger of straying from the God whose goodness is so immense and so often ignored.”
― Jeff Manion, Satisfied: Discovering Contentment in a World of Consumption

“But when big dreams are finally realized, it is through the steady devotion of bringing ourselves again and again, day after day, year after year to the little stuff. Success in the large things requires deep, abiding commitment to the small things.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“Life impact takes time.
It takes time to build trust.
It takes time to refine a skill set.
It takes time to build a solid reputation.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“there is no substitute for faithfulness over time. Yes, along your journey you may experience sudden breakthroughs. But these “sudden” surges are usually bracketed by lengthy periods of steady, faithful plodding. Perseverance”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“People who end up changing their world-in ways big and small-are people who live a life of chronic consistency.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“The ants remind us what can be achieved when we relentlessly chip away at the task before us.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“...dreaming big is worthless if it's unaccompanied by a faithful daily grind.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time

“We want to change the world-or at least our corner of it-but we fail to effect significant change because we simply have not learned the power of consistently showing up.”
― Jeff Manion, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time